The Old Leather Man

The Old Leather Man
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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9780819574459
ISBN-13 : 0819574457
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Old Leather Man by : Dan W. DeLuca

In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His circuit took him through at least 41 towns in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York, sleeping in caves, accepting food from townspeople, and speaking only in grunts and gestures along the way. What remains of the mysterious Leather Man today are the news clippings and photographs taken by the first-hand witnesses of this captivating individual. The Old Leather Man gathers the best of the early newspaper accounts of the Leather Man, and includes maps of his route, historic photographs of his shelters, the houses he was known to stop at along his way, and of the Leather Man himself. This history tracks the footsteps of the Leather Man and unravels the myths surrounding the man who made Connecticut’s caves his home. Ebook Edition Note: Six of the 111 illustrations have been redacted.

Old Leather

Old Leather
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780810856608
ISBN-13 : 0810856603
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Old Leather by : Chris Willis

In this collection of original and archival interviews, former players, owners, fans, family members and league officials provide a rare glimpse into the origins of professional football. Chris Willis, head of the Research Library at NFL Films, conveys what the era of professional football was like in the age of leather helmets, no television, dirt fields, small salaries and playing for the love of the game was its own reward.

Larceny and Old Leather

Larceny and Old Leather
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 498
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ISBN-10 : 9780897335331
ISBN-13 : 0897335333
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Larceny and Old Leather by : Eldon L. Ham

Every baseball player from little league to the big leagues knows it is illegal to steal signs, yet every major league team assigns someone to do just that. Baseball thrives on trickery and deception. But as our oldest major team sport, its larcenous legacy goes much deeper than the field of play. In LARCENY AND OLD LEATHER: THE MISCHIEVOUS LEGACY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, Eldon Ham—sports lawyer, professor, and author—traces the game’s lesser-known, roguish past. His wry chapters, filled with anecdotes and statistics, expose both the hidden and the obvious cheating occurring throughout baseball’s history, from corked bats and spitballs to betting and media hyperbole. Here is a book for both seasoned baseball fans and neophytes who’d like to get a look at the game that evolved into an industry. Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Pete Rose, and many other lesser known players make their appearance in this fascinating history, as Ham seeks not only to chronicle the legacy of deception inherent within the game, but also to explore why it is, and how it is, that this deception is exactly what makes baseball the most endearing of American games.

Museum of Antiquity

Museum of Antiquity
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 1518837174
ISBN-13 : 9781518837173
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Museum of Antiquity by : T. L. Haines

Pompeii was in its full glory at the commencement of the Christian era. It was a city of wealth and refinement, with about 35,000 inhabitants, and beautifully located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius; it possessed all local advantages that the most refined taste could desire. Upon the verge of the sea, at the entrance of a fertile plain, on the bank of a navigable river, it united the conveniences of a commercial town with the security of a military station, and the romantic beauty of a spot celebrated in all ages for its pre-eminent loveliness. Its environs, even to the heights of Vesuvius, were covered with villas, and the coast, all the way to Naples, was so ornamented with gardens and villages, that the shores of the whole gulf appeared as one city.

The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New

The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0312326033
ISBN-13 : 9780312326036
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New by : Margot Rosenberg

Here at last is a short, simple, inexpensive guide to the tricks of the trade regarding how to take care of your beloved books. Written by a pair of booksellers, this little gem emphasizes household products and simple methods.

Porsche 911: 50 Years

Porsche 911: 50 Years
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780760344019
ISBN-13 : 0760344019
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Porsche 911: 50 Years by : Randy Leffingwell

In Porsche 911: 50 Years, bestselling author Randy Leffingwell celebrates a half-century of one of the world's premiere sports cars, focusing on the major themes that have defined Porsche's rear-engined wonder. Randy tells the whole story--design and development, racing and competition, engineering and technology, style and culture. All the iconic 911 models are included: the original 901 prototype that set the standard; the legendary RS models that made the little Porsche a dominant force on the world's racetracks; the infamous Turbo, the car that kept the performance flame alight during the dark, dismal decade of the 1970s; the fabled 959, the model that redefined the term "sports car"; the 993, last of the original air-cooled models; and the 996, 997, and 991, the liquid-cooled cars that brought the 911 into a new millennium. Beyond telling the story of the cars, Porsche 911: 50 years also spotlights the people behind them: Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, the son of legendary Porsche founder Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche, who co-designed the instantly recognizable 911 shape; Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from extinction; and Dr. Helmuth Bott, the engineering genius behind many of the groundbreaking technologies that have defined the 911, including fuel injection, turbocharging, and all-wheel-drive. Leffingwell also tells the story of the 911 community--the clubs and culture that surround the car. Together, all of these facets make Porsche 911: 50 Years the most essential book in any Porsche owner or fan's library.

A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women

A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 660
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112114868497
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women by : Theodore Gaillard Thomas

The most complete and systematic treatise on the subject in its day.

The Complete Book of Porsche 911

The Complete Book of Porsche 911
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Publisher : Motorbooks
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9780760365038
ISBN-13 : 0760365032
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of Porsche 911 by : Randy Leffingwell

Porsche's fabled 911 represents the ultimate expression of Ferdinand Porsche's original vision of the perfect sports car. In The Complete Book of Porsche 911, author and photographer Randy Leffingwell provides a year-by-year overview of Stuttgart's most famous car, from the original 901 prototype to today's technologically advanced GT2 and GT3 derivatives and the latest 992-generation 911. Along the way, he highlights the racing, prototype, and limited-production cars—offering the most complete reference available to these top-tier sports cars. In this book, you'll find the air-cooled cars of 1963 to 1998, then the water-cooled 911s of 1998 to present day. With behind-the-scenes info on the evolution of this iconic sports car, this book offers the detail craved by Porsche enthusiasts. Illustrated throughout with images from Porsche's own historical archive and complemented by the author’s stunning photos, along with detailed technical specification tables, The Complete Book of Porsche 911 offers a thorough account of one of the most beloved enthusiast cars ever produced.

The Life and Works of Goethe

The Life and Works of Goethe
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 470
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HWSTE4
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (E4 Downloads)

Synopsis The Life and Works of Goethe by : George Henry Lewes

The Biblio

The Biblio
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951001887751T
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (1T Downloads)

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